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Arab Liquor

by Sabrina Bellaouel

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Bellaouel wrote "Arab Liquor" about her experiences working as a waitress in a London Shisha Bar, and the video director Sarah Al Atassi flips the focus on female empowerment, intimacy and the free expression of femininity. Oriental, traditional customs like shisha, mint tea, massage, hairdressing and henna are sublimated and reclaimed by Sabrina’s entourage: a futuristic harem freed from societal shackles.

For the first of the new versions, Sabrina enlists one of Rap’s most exciting young talents for a border-crossing, futuristic remix of „Arab Liquor“. The young *Dak*, has his roots in the North Algeria.
„She Don’t Care” gets two remixes, an up-tempo tech house version by *Abel Ray* that focuses on the original’s marimbas and is the perfect fit for sun-drenched open air gigs this summer. The other is a glitched out, chopped and screwed drum whirlwind by Povoa, who took Sabrina’s original and turned it inside out. Last but not least ist Tim Karbon, who took “Wish You Were Home” with Gracy Hopkins and created a modern UK Garage version with it, a +130 bpm peak time bomb with chopped vocals and a huge baseline in the vein of the 2000’s London classics.


Press Voices on Sabrina Bellaouel :
“A stunning exploration of experimental electronic RnB“ - Mixmag (UK)
“This is cool, calm and commanding material carefully balanced in a true Libra-like fashion“ - Resident Advisor (USA)
“Sabrina takes us into her world of sultry R&B and gives her listeners a spiritual-like experience“ - Metal Magazine (SPA)
“Libra is superbly balanced, sensuous and intellectually stimulating in equal measure.“ - The Quietus (UK)
“Bellaouel travels seamlessly through genres, a musical melting pot that references the past but feels incredibly present, refreshing and new.“ - DJ Mag (UK)
"Un virage électro onirique et atmosphérique” France Inter (Fra)
"Une fable de minimale organique entre Kelly Lee Owens et Glitter" Les Inrocks (Fra)

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released May 28, 2021

Written, composed, and produced by Sabrina Bellaouel

1 & 2 lyrics co-written with Gracy Hopkins
1 arranged by Loubenski
2 post-produced by Dawee, additional vocal Dak

1 & 2 mixed by François Baurin at Hinterland Lab (FR)
Mastering by Sam John at Precise Mastering (UK)

A&R by Alexandre Cazac

Artwork by Maxime Wolff

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Sabrina Bellaouel Paris, France

Sabrina Bellaouel's first release on InFiné is wrestling music, where each composition addresses issues related to sex, gender, society or identity. With this new EP, the Franco-Algerian producer wants to embark on a distinct musical quest: Like a Kahena of modern times, our Berber queen frees herself from stereotypes and musical borders, combining avant-gardism sensitive futurism. ... more

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